Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
Packed full of protein and delicious flavour, this quick and easy post-workout protein shake is made with Onken 0% Fat Strawberry yogurt. In collaboration with Onken. Protein shakes are a regular part of my diet. My morning routine consists of getting up (sometimes way too early!) and two cups of milky coffee while catching up on …
These easy apple muffins are made with crisp green apples, walnuts & warming cinnamon and have a delicious cinnamon-walnut streusel topping; perfect for brunch. In collaboration with Barleycup. #BakingWithBarleycup #ad Ah, lazy weekend mornings. We look forward to them all week – the notion of sipping a hot drink in your favourite chair next to …
Don’t let those chicken bones go to waste after you’ve roasted a whole chicken – make a nourishing bone broth to sip from a mug, or to use in soups and stews for later. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 4 hours Difficulty: Easy Bone broth for recovery I have been making my own homemade …
Ready in under 20 minutes, this is a deliciously quick & easy midweek dinner recipe. The original recipe comes from the home economics department in the Anderson High School, Shetland Islands and was demonstrated on stage by my teenage son at the Shetland Food Fair. I was tidying up the kitchen the other day, organizing …
Hearty and filling, this traditional soup from the wild and remote Shetland Islands is made from reestit mutton, a salted and brined preserved mutton unique to the islands. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy Calling Shetland home Come this Spring I’ll have called Shetland home for twenty years. Seven of those …
Ready-made puff pastry and sun-dried tomato pesto pair with fresh mozzarella cheese for a quick & easy midweek supper or after-school snack ready in under 20 minutes. In collaboration with Sacla. The kids go back to school tomorrow! Not that I’m counting down the hours or anything, but it’s tomorrow!! It’s been a rather fantastic …
This low carb, high protein, gluten-free cauliflower pizza crust tastes fantastic, and it comes in at just 220 calories for an entire pizza for one! No microwave needed! I’d always been put off the notion of making a cauliflower pizza crust, up until recently. Truth be told, cauliflower was not one of my most favourite …
These crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside oatmeal raisin cookies are reminiscent of childhood. Delicately spiced with cinnamon, they get even better the next day. These cookies are one of my absolute favourite cookie recipes. The recipe is slightly adapted (and UK-ified) from one that I used to make in my …
Sweden’s favourite cake, toscakaka, combines a soft tender crumb with a crispy, chewy top. Recipe reprinted with permission from The Little Swedish Kitchen by Rachel Khoo. Cherries are in season just now, and I can’t resist buying them at the supermarket. Truth be told, this year, for some reason, the cherries seem to be even …
This simple summer salad features crisp and vibrant seasonal vegetables, protein-packed quinoa and a delicious lemon vinaigrette dressing made with Italian olive oil. Plus, there’s a fab giveaway to win 3 x 250 ml tins of extra virgin Italian olive oil from Pomora. Our daughter (aged 11 3/4) has all but gone vegetarian (or pescetarian …
A delicious frozen summer treat made with fresh blueberries and double cream ice cream dipped in white chocolate and finished off with Midnight Magic Sprinkles. You know when you buy a punnet of blueberries, and your fruit-mad children eat nearly all of them as fast as they can, but for some reason, they leave just …
A quick and easy BBQ recipe featuring seasonal Cornish new potatoes, asparagus and succulent salmon fillets seasoned delicately with lemon, white wine and thyme. Sponsored by Branston, supplier of Cornish New Potatoes to Tesco. It’s nearly summertime! We’ve had such an extraordinary spell of good weather here in Shetland (bar those few days when we got …
A family favourite: this classic fish & chips recipe includes twice-cooked chips, mushy peas and Young’s Chip Shop Large Battered Cod Fillets with their unique crisp bubbly batter. In collaboration with Young’s Seafood. #ad If there’s one thing Brit’s love that’s a fish & chip supper. It’s not always practicable to pop down to your local …
Shetland Reel Ocean Sent gin, with its hints of applewood mint and specially harvested bladderwrack seaweed from the Shetland coastline, is infused with the flavours of cucumber and mint for a perfect afternoon G&Tea Cocktail during an afternoon tea in Busta House, Shetland. I have become a lady who lunches, now that I’ve hit my 40s. …
Homemade vegan bean burgers are so much nicer than the ones you buy frozen and they are so much fun to make too. Your whole family will love these. Serve them in toasted burger buns with your favourite salad and toppings. Recipe from Living on the Veg, reproduced with permission. I am so excited to …
This dark rainbow unicorn birthday cake is the perfect centrepiece for a unicorn-themed party. Three layers of vanilla buttermilk cake are frosted with purple-tinted white chocolate buttercream and decorated with Midnight Magic Sprinkles. Shards of unicorn candy bark and a purple candy melt drip finish it off perfectly. Prep Time: 1 hours Cooking Time: 30 …
A touch of fire and a hint of sweet. This simple recipe is made with store-cupboard ingredients but it tastes utterly fantastic! Perfect for watching the game, or a Friday night in with the family. In collaboration with Bacofoil® The Non-Stick Kitchen Foil. One of the things I really miss about living in Canada is the …
Bring a taste of Mexico to your dinner table with this quick and easy one-pan spicy Mexican rice and beans recipe. Made with white rice, tomato passata, kidney beans, sweet corn, red peppers and the delicious flavours of smoked chilli paste, cumin and coriander, this vegan and naturally gluten-free recipe is ready in just 30 …
This easy to make seafood chowder can be on the table in under 40 minutes. This recipe is in collaboration with Discover Delicious: the new way for discerning food & drink lovers to hunt out the homegrown heroes and prime producers in Wales. Let me take you on a culinary journey to Wales through a …
Crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside with a delicious hazelnut chocolate filling – these chocolate chip cookies are super easy to make and will be sure to impress children and adults alike! This recipe was inspired by the remains of a jar of chocolate hazelnut spread lurking in the back …
